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Darnelle Melvin

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American information scientist, consultant, metadata librarian, and associate professor @unlv. Co-author of: https://id.loc.gov/resources/works/21317899

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“It’s the heart of my studio”: The story of the Akai MPC, from the MPC60 to the MPC Live III Few pieces of production gear are as influential as Akai’s MPC series. We trace the MPC's journey through its phoenix-like birth from the ashes of the LinnDrum 9000 to the latest apex-hitting incarnat...

“It’s the heart of my studio”: The story of the Akai MPC, from the MPC60 to the MPC Live III | MusicRadar share.google/ZAIfh778OwAL...

31.10.2025 11:24 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On this day in 1969, Bob Moog received U.S. Patent 3,475,623 for his voltage-controlled low-pass filter, the circuit that gave Moog synthesizers their unmistakable warmth and movement. 🎛️ Known as the ladder filter, this design used the base-to-emitter diode search.app/NneHc

30.10.2025 11:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Worlds largest modular synthesiser. Oh my!!! youtu.be/0hUgkQ3Al1U?...

19.10.2025 03:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The one band that was "too white" for Motown Records Although Motown dealt predominantly in funk and soul, they had a flirt with rock and roll during the late 1960s, in the form of etroit outfit Rare Earth.

Love me some Rare Earth. I think their live album is in my top 10 live records of all time.

Source: Far Out Magazine
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05.10.2025 21:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Historical Tech Tree Interactive visualization of technological history

How did we get here?

From fire to fiber optics — explore the interactive map of how technology evolved.

www.historicaltechtree.com

#Science #Tech #Innovation #Progress #FridayFun

15.08.2025 14:45 — 👍 3    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
USING A BIG PLASTIC DISK AND LOTS OF TAPE HEADS TO BUILD A TAPE DELAY?
YouTube video by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER USING A BIG PLASTIC DISK AND LOTS OF TAPE HEADS TO BUILD A TAPE DELAY?

This is way cool. youtu.be/0QbylUT7fos?...

14.09.2025 23:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
WAVELENGTHS | SHORT DOCUMENTARY
YouTube video by Ian Gilbert WAVELENGTHS | SHORT DOCUMENTARY

Cool documentary on synths youtu.be/7HOpst0G1pM?...

12.09.2025 01:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
MusicRow - Nashville music industry leading publication & resource For 35+ years, MusicRow has been a Nashville music industry leader. Music executives rely on our accuracy, reviews, news & exclusive in-depth coverage

Tiny Vinyl Launches Nationwide With Pocket-Sized Records From Top Artists - MusicRow.com share.google/ASzlyqo0Fe8C...

14.08.2025 23:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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"Everybody was screaming out, 'what record is that?!' It wasn't a record – it was the 808": Roland celebrates 45 years of the TR-808 with Rhythm Creators video series Episode one premieres today with Egyptian Lover, and later instalments will feature Fatboy Slim, Prince Paul and Soul II Soul's Jazzie B

"Everybody was screaming out, 'what record is that?!' It wasn't a record – it was the 808": Roland celebrates 45 years of the TR-808 with Rhythm Creators video series | MusicRadar share.google/tCWODVEnACSS...

09.08.2025 21:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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LD4 2025 Conference: From Negatives to Knowledge: Linking Com... View more about this event at LD4 2025 Conference

Next week starts the 2025 LD4 Conference on Linked Data. @CoryLampert and myself will be facilitating a Workshop entitled "From Negatives to Knowledge: Linking Community Archives with RDF" (sched.co/26eOD).

Conference registration is free: 2025ld4.sched.com

25.07.2025 20:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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30.04.2025 02:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great quote I heard this morning. "Sidewalks exist because not everyone is built for the streets!" Love it

09.04.2025 23:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Darnelle Melvin: Research and Presentations - YouTube This collection showcases my scholarly contributions across various topics, including work in Wikidata, metadata management, semantic web technologies, or cu...

Here is a playlist of past conference presentations I've given. #metadata #linkeddata
youtube.com/playlist?lis...

30.03.2025 16:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We are looking for a Digital Collections Librarian. nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNLV-Externa...

11.03.2025 23:49 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Saving History: UNLV students work to preserve Las Vegas photographer’s historical images UNLV students are hard at work preserving the images and records of Las Vegas photographer Clinton Wright, whose decades of work shed light into African American life and experience in the 1960s and b...

The metadata work our students are doing on the Clinton Wright collection is amazing and were featured on Fox5: www.fox5vegas.com/2025/02/27/s... #unlvlibraries

27.02.2025 22:56 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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The BBC’s library of classic sci-fi sounds is now available to sample The BBC is bringing back its Radiophonic Workshop as a tool for a new generation of musicians.

The BBC’s library of classic sci-fi sounds is now available to sample

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First rain on my face in 215 days. Feels wonderful.

13.02.2025 19:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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